A carry yoyo…not a museum piece…this thing will get scuffed…the string may break…You may find Yourself chasing it down the street…still…an 888 Forever Ti Contest Team is the base…
Sort of…it needs to be bead blasted so it can grind…it goes in Friday to a titanium machinist here in Vegas to take care of that. He can re-tint it darker, too, so the hubstack matches…it’s cheaper than trying to find a lighter blue ricestack.
Maaaannn…the more I think about it, the more I play with it, I think I shouldn’t let anybody f@#k with this thing. It is soooo just always right where You want it to be when it’s movin’ around …besides…loooong grinds? Thats not me. This stands as my pocket yoyo…and I love it.
Fully ceramic hub stack bearings = an expensive proposition with only slight potential performance enhancement.
…And;if your oring failed and the hub stack went flying; The bearing would still be contained within the hubstack. So the chance of cracking it would be one rare thing…
Plan for gas money, too. You’re not only falling in love building these things…You’re falling into a money pit. BUT…unlike most things…it delivers. LOL
I KNOW!! This whole thing is stoopid…PLUS…I really did chip a hubstack bearing! I couldn’t believe it. I have this crazy stoopid purple 888x with them on the side…
…I was flinging it around…and the hubstack pops off at around 6,000 RPM…and goes flying down the street…and a bus almost ran over it…but the inner race chipped…and there was a crack. 'Nother $56.
I will get this whole thing sorted and will show You an 888gt with a Dif ceramic bearing and those ceramic bearings I initially chose…the 888x with a Dif ceramic…and fully ceramic hubstack bearings…once the DELETED purple hubstack comes in…and the Ti Contest Team…which is done…but will not be done until my purple 888x is up and running again…because I have never seen a more beautiful yoyo. Thank You for anyone who is liking my pain.
Never thought so…but I don’t remember when I put that 888x together…maybe 5 years ago? It’s really just a fluke…and oh, Dude…You are about to be spoiled…nothing else will make You happier. Nothing else.